As a kid, I have horrifying memories of backpacking food. On a trip in California, my dad insisted we eat old bags of chili mac. My mom once tried to rehydrate freeze-dried chicken breast, resulting ...

Idaho anglers who catch walleye outside three approved reservoirs are getting blunt direction from state fisheries managers: Keep them, kill them, and eat them. Idaho Fish and Game says that walleye ...

The Tour du Mont Blanc is home to all kinds of scenic huts; (photo/Shutterstock) Tent camping under the stars will always have its own allure. At the same time, getting to sleep in a real bed at the ...

If you follow watch culture at all, you’ll quickly realize that “watch people” take their stuff pretty seriously. Maybe that’s why Christopher Ward is such a breath of fresh air. With the release of ...

When the midday heat hits, my first instinct is to ditch my long sleeves — but my sunburn-prone skin won’t allow it. That tension is exactly what made the Outdoor Research Echo Hoodie ($79) so ...

In 2019, athletes ride their bicycles through Hamburg, one of the biggest triathlons in the world; (photo/Lapa Smile) A surprising incident at a German race this weekend may have caused even more ...

After a few potentially disastrous communication breakdowns while multipitch rock or ice climbing, I decided to commit to two-way radios. The Rocky Talkie had just hit the scene, and I thought the ...

The inReach has long been Garmin’s de-facto line of satellite communication devices. So, when Garmin rolled out the second generation of the inReach Mini, long-time users were excited. The inReach ...

I’m spoiled. Spoiled rotten, really. It’s easy when fitness watches are just so good. Near-infinite battery life is on the horizon. On-device mapping rivals our phones. And folks throw bombproof ...

Preparing for a 4-month stint in New Zealand was an exercise in traveling light. Despite having Patagonia’s Black Hole mega-hauler to cram my life into, I still had to rein in my tendency to overpack.

If I had to list the top three things that I hate carrying, but need when I head out on an adventure, it’s food, water, and a means of cooking and eating said food. It seems ridiculous to condemn the ...

Backpacking stoves are one of my favorite things to write about because I covet them. I first started using an MSR Dragonfly when I was 15 years old. Around 17, wanting to get away from liquid gas, I ...